Three Big Squids

The captain shouts his orders.

But over the waves,

there's no deciphering.

The storm is upon us,

clench the ropes and don't get tossed away.

Over the side.

Barely alive.

This is the rest of your life.

It's the final dive.

It all happens so fast.

One blink it's safe,

the next it's dangerous.

The waves crashing are so cold.

Underwater, I'm getting pulled away.

Over the side.

Barely alive.

For the rest of my life.

It's the final dive.

I think about my mother

as I sink down,

there's no escaping it.

Life preserver's in sight.

I try to swim, but I can't get away.

Just as I surrender

to my fate,

there's something touching me.

One, then two, then three things.

To the top, they're carrying me away.

Over the side.

Barely alive.

The rest of your life.

It's the final dive.

I clutch onto the lifeboat

with all my might,

I turn to see that there's

three big squids that saved me.

They almost wink as they spin and swim away.

-matty sheets